🚨 Aspiring popular fiction authors must master character point of view (POV):

📚 This is storytelling from the voice/head of a character or characters
📚 Can be in 1st person (I), 3rd (s/he) or even 2nd (you)
📚 General rule, stick to one POV per scene

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yes, it is perfectly okay and, no, you don't mention it in the query. you only notify when you have an offer of representation.

if you have a new book to query, it would be far less complicated. a lot of people's definitions of "completely overhauled" are very different, in my experience, so it's hard to say. you definitely need to mention it.

not much. suzanne collins doesn't have a social media presence so...

i can't say one way or another, because everyone has different opinions on this. some people would consider it a no-go. obviously books like this do get published, but i do feel like publishing is leaning towards these stories being told by people in their own culture

There is always a market for well-written books!

10000 paid sales

i have a document on formatting a manuscript here: docs.google.com/document/d/1St…

you're correct that most agents aren't open to shorter books or collections. if you also write novels, you could hold off on the collection and try to get an agent with a novel, then ask them about the collection. or you could go ahead and pursue small press for the collection

If I offer, I've read the full. I read until I become aware that I don't want to rep it. I'm finding a lot of books turn on me at about 60%.

Good writing, intriguing characters, compelling concepts

It's ok if it's not personalized, imo. But if there's something specific on their wishlist that's in your book, definitely mention it because it makes us take notice. By specific I mean "small town setting" not "you represent young adult"

Everything is hard to sell haha! But really it's just make it the best book you can make it. That's all you can do.

Idk I try to be open because I want to assuage writers anxieties. Though my new gospel is "as long as your synopsis tells the major plot points in the story, it's fine and you don't need to worry about it"

I just started in October and I have not. With all my clients, I ask them how they want to be communicated to. I think it's my responsibility to adjust to their needs. So I would ask them for their needs and preferences and commit to meeting them

I know it's a frustrating answer, but this is so hard to answer. It's some kind-of x factor like an enchanting world, or a character you want to spend time with, or writing that just sings

There are so few editors acquiring new adult that it is an extremely hard sell. Most books that should be na are sold as adult right now. I wrote an article about this bookriot.com/history-and-fu…

In any given order:
-i don't think I can sell this
-this is good but I'm not the right agent for it
- this isn't quite ready for publication

(It's not usually one clear reason like "the plot was too slow" but a nebulous sort of cloud of reasons. I think if it this way:

Yes. Also, the synopsis is not the same as the description in the query

This is a personal preference, person by person